One of the first changes many Ducati owners that his bike after being hit is to change the stock mufflers aftermarket for less restrictive. This has the dual effect of making the bike harder and also release a few extra ponies effort (as if I really needed a 1098!) - Oh, and look great as well! Bonus!
There is a dazzling array of manufacturers are producing both complete systems and slip on silencers Ducati range, however, due to the success of their products at the races, and the fact that they are the weapon of choice for the team Corse racing official, Termignoni has certainly exceeded their way into pole position as the number one exhaust manufacturer Ducati.
Termignoni have a wide selection of systems to adapt to the family 1098, Slip on mufflers full titanium and carbon fiber systems run in a full 70mm diameter. It is the carbon fiber silencer kit 1098 we are having a look at today and is the focus of this review.
Contained in the kit is a complete inventory necessary to satisfy the less restrictive carbon silencers, even a race ECU updated to adjust the power system to match the increased air flow, and performance of high performance air filter to balance the system power supply. Then there are the brackets and bands to support the pipes under the seat, so in short it is a complete turnkey solution.
Setting is not beyond the realms of a competent mechanic home, the pipes are made of precision and as fit as without any adjustment, the only difficult part is installing the air filter requires removal of the tank. Apart from the replacement ECU is just that - remove old, insert new (with the battery disconnected please), tubes bolt in place and work.
So how do they work and sound? Well, starting with the first easy answer - impressive-sounding, deeper, more resonant, but the muffled sound of the pipes of the shares. The kit includes a pair of murderers decibel if your neighbors are members of the Police sound, but it sounds good, even with these inserts.
Now to the more difficult question, do they work? Well, without putting all the bikes in the test is totally impossible to comment, suffice to say that generally you will see an 8% increase in horsepower, impressive given the already high state of tune the engine of the shares.
In conclusion, this is an absolute matter of course, lighter than the original which is always good, sound absolutely fantastic, release a little more power, are easy to install and looks like it should be on the grid of a World Championship race Superbike. Final bonus is that they are about $ 700 cheaper than the titanium version.
My only reservation, and is a small, I'm not a fan of the race of the ECU, as it is a huge variation in the production of bicycles of values for a one size fits all approach is not ideal - I prefer the infinite tuneability a power commander, however, these pipes do not work well with the race ECU, so do not worry too much about the evening, as it is within tolerance. So yes, money well spent indeed!
